4.1:
-Cultures change through innovation and the spread of ideas from one culture to another.
-Language religion, and the arts are among the most important aspects of culture.
4.2:
-The world's population is growing at a rapid rate because of improved living conditions.
-Population density tells how heavily populated an area is.
4.3:
-The three main types of governments are democracy, monarchy, and dictatorship.
-Size, shape, and location influence a nation's political geography.
4.4:
-Almost half of the world's population lives in urban areas.
-Cities around the world have certain geographic characteristics and land use patterns in common.
4.5:
-The four basic types of economic systems are traditional, command, market and mixed.
-Among the subjects studied by ecomic geographers are levels of economic activity and the location, quality, quantity, and type of natural resources.
section quizzes/essential questions related to sections
chapter exam/essential question
U4
EQ (12): What effect does Europe's physical geography have on its people?
EQ (13): How have cultural differences cased conflict among Europeans?
13.1:
-Ancient Greek and Roman civilizations shaped Mediterranean culture.
-The Roman Empire influenced the development of language and spread Christianity.
-The region's economy is becoming less dependent on agriculture and more dependent on industry.
13.2:
-Language and religion are important cultural differences.
-Nationalism led to the rise of modern nation-states.
-Western Europe has a strong and diversified economy and in impressive artistic legacy.
13.3
-Migrating peoples settled Northern Europe.
-Great Britain helped to develop representative government and through its empire, to spread the English language throughout the world.
-Northern Europeans generally enjoy a high standard of living and have experienced limited cultural diversity.
13.4:
-Eastern Europe is a cultural crossroads.
-Communist policies in Eastern Europe slowed economic development.
-Ethnic and religious diversity has defined regional culture but also has created intense conflict.
EQ (14): How can international cooperation ease the tensions of Europe's past and present?
14.1:
-A series of foreign conquests increased diversity and contributed to ethnic tension in the Balkans.
-World War II intensified turmoil in Yugoslavia as various ethnic groups aligned themselves with the Nazis or the Allies.
-Disagreement among ethnic groups over whether Bosnia and Herzegovina should have become independent led to war in 1992.
14.2:
-European countries are working together to clean up water pollution.
-European countries are attempting to reduce air pollution both individually and as members of the European Union, collectively.
Case Study:
-France and West Germany initiated the process of unification as a way to prevent war.
-The European Union faces complex economic and political issues as it attempts to build a consolidated Europe.
section quizzes/essential questions related to sections
chapter exam/essential question
U5
EQ (15): How do the extremes of the region's physical geography affect the people of Russia and the Republics?
EQ (16): How did the population of Russia affect the region's people?
16.1:
-From modest beginnings, Russia expanded to become the largest country in the world.
-In the 1900s, Soviet leaders adopted a command economy to move their society toward communism.
-Russian traditions have remained strong through periods of economic and political change.
16.2:
-Transcaucasia has been a gateway between Europe and Asia.
-The region has a long history of outside control.
-The Caspian Sea's oil and gas reserves have given the region great economic potential.
16.3:
-A trade route called the Silk Road made Central Asia a historical crossroads.
-Soviet officials drew borders in Central Asia that have contributed to the region's instability.
-Central Asians have preserved some nomadic traditions despite decades of colonization.
EQ (17): How has the fall of the Soviet Union affected the region?
17.1:
-Regional tensions, once under Soviet control, have flared up since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.
-Progress in peace talks, declining public support, and the human and economic costs of war may help end some of the conflicts.
17.2:
-Russia has sold many government-owned businesses in an effort to move from a command to a market economy.
-Russia's economic changes have not yet benefited most Russians.
-The enormous size of Russia and widespread criminal activity have hindered economic reform.
Case Study:
-The region's new leaders must face the nuclear legacy of the Soviet Union.
-This legacy includes nuclear power plants of questionable safety, as well as an arsenal of nuclear weapons, whose security is of great concern to world leaders.
supplemental materials
-Tsars video
-Lenin video
-Stalin video
section reteaching activities
discussion
Eurasia map quiz
section quizzes/essential questions related to sections
chapter exam/essential question
U6
EQ (18): How has the physical geography of Africa affected the lives of the continent's people?
EQ (19): What role has foreign intervention played in Africa's past and present?
19.1:
-East Africa has a history of trade and disruptive European colonialism.
-Farming and some tourism shape East African economies.
19.2:
-Ancient Egyptian civilization and Muslim invasion are features of North African history.
-Some North African countries have oil economies.
19.3:
-West Africa has a history of trading empires and stateless societies.
-West Africa has a rich cultural tradition, including crafts and music.
19.4:
-Bantu migrations and European colonialism are features of Central African history.
-Central Africa struggles with effects of colonialism.
19.5:
-The gold trade was important to Southern Africa's ancient states.
-Today, Southern Africa is trying to grow economically.
EQ (20): How are Africans trying to solve the challenges that their countries face?
20.1:
-Most African economies are in decline.
-African nations struggle to eliminate debt and build cooperation.
-Economic diversification and education are keys to progress.
20.2:
-Serious diseases threaten Africa.
-The AIDS epidemic harms Africa's economies.
-African countries pursue strategies to combat AIDS.
Case Study:
-European colonialism damaged Africa.
-Post-colonial Africa struggles for political stability.
-The case study project focuses on Africa's current status.
supplemental materials
-Ghosts of Rwanda -Invisible Children
-Mandela video
-Cry Freedom
section reteaching activities
discussion
Africa map quiz
section quizzes/essential questions related to sections
chapter exam/essential question
U7
EQ (21):
How do the physical features and resources of SW Asia affect its people and influence?
EQ (22): How have religion and oil affected political issues of SW Asia?
22.1:
-The Arabian Peninsula is heavily influenced by Islam.
-Saudi Arabia takes its name from the Saud family which established control over much of peninsula by the end of the 1920s.
-Oil production dominates the region's economy.
22.2:
-The holy places of three religions are found in this subregion.
-After WWI, Britain and France took control over most of the region.
-There is a great deal of political tension among the nations of the subregion.
22.3:
-The vast majority of people in the Northeast are Muslim, but most are not part of the Arab culture.
-The nations in the Northeast range from developed to very poorly developed.
-Political problems in many of the nations in the Northeast have hampered economic progress.
EQ (23): What can the people of Southwest Asia do to solve long-standing problems?
23.1:
-Economic opportunities in Southwest Asia attract foreign guest workers.
-Political factors have shifted the region's population.
-Refugee problems have resulted in complex and often violent conflicts.
23.2:
-Oil wealth has both political and economic consequences in Southwest Asia.
-The region's nations are trying to diversify their economies by improving infrastructure and resource use.
-Some nations are developing human resources through education.
Case Study:
-The conflict between the Israelis and Arabs over land and statehood in Southwest Asia disrupts life in the region.
-A serious point of contention is the status of the city of Jerusalem.
-The international community has tried to craft proposals for the solution of this difficult issue.
section quizzes/essential questions related to sections
chapter exam/essential question
profile of a terrorist
U8
EQ (24) How do the region's mountains and rivers affect life in South Asia?
EQ (25) How have various cultures affected South Asia's past and present?
25.1:
-India gained independence from Britain through nonviolent resistance.
-Agriculture is India's main economic activity, although industry is also important.
-Hinduism is the main religion in a land of rich cultural diversity.
25.2:
-Pakistan and Bangladesh are new countries that were once part of India.
-Both Pakistan and Bangladesh are largely dependent on agriculture.
-Islam is the main religion in both countries and strongly influences culture.
25.3:
-Nepal and Bhutan are remote mountain kingdoms.
-Tourism represents a means of economic growth in both countries.
-Most Nepalese are Hindus, while Buddhism is the official religion of Bhutan.
25.4:
-Tensions between Sri Lanka's two main ethnic groups, the Sinhalese and the Tamils has led to civil war.
-Sri Lanka and the Maldives are ethnically diverse, with religion playing a major role in both cultures.
-Global warming threatens the Maldives with obliteration through flooding.
EQ (26) How can the people and governments of South Asia work together to solve the region's challenges?
26.1:
-At its present rate of increase, India's population is projected to reach 1.5 billion in another 40 years.
-Indians are slow to embrace the idea of having smaller families.
-Education is the key to slowing the growth rate of India's population.
26.2:
-Summer and winter monsoons are seasonal wind systems that blow across South Asia.
-Summer monsoons bring much of the rain on which agriculture is dependent.
-Extreme weather associated with monsoons may cause crop failure, homelessness, and death.
Case Study:
-Since 1947, India and Pakistan have been involved in a dispute over the territory of Kashmir.
-India and Pakistan both have nuclear weapons, which raises the possibility of a nuclear war over Kashmir.
-Huge sums of money spent by both countries on arms could have been used instead for education and to address other social needs.
map quiz
section quizzes/essential questions related to sections
chapter exam/essential question
H
Lesson 1: Studying the Holocaust
-differentiate between natural and human catastrophes.
-consider the importance of studying human catastrophes.
-develop vocabulary for studying the Holocaust.
-differentiate between primary and secondary source materials and consider the importance of both types when studying the Holocaust.
-examine primary and secondary source materials through and introduction to the KristallnachtPogrom.
Lesson 2: Antisemitism
-define antisemitism and explore its origins.
-identify the similarities and differences between pre-Nazi antisemitism and Nazi racial ideology.
-examine propaganda methods that the Nazis used to exploit antisemitic attitudes among the German people and to isolate Jews from the rest of the population.
-consider historical and contemporary examples of antisemitism, propaganda, and stereotyping.
Lesson 3: Nazi Germany
-learn about the Weimar Republic and the Nazis' rise to power.
-examine historical events that allowed for a dramatic change in social policies in Germany between 1933 and 1939.
-analyze primary source materials that represent a range of Jewish experiences and responses to Nazi-German state policies.
-consider the role and responsibility of the individual in interrupting the escalation of hate and violence.
Lesson 4: The Ghettos
-identify the aims of the Nazis in establishing ghettos.
-specify countries in Eastern and Central Europe where the Nazis established ghettos.
-examine what life was like for Jews forced to live in ghettos, with particular emphasis on the Lodz ghetto.
-consider the various ways that individuals respond to unjust actions.
Lesson 5: The "Final Solution"
-learn about eh mobile killing squads and extermination camps in Nazi Germany.
-learn basic information about what life was like for people who existed in the extermination camps.
-understand that a variety of sources are used to document conditions of life and death in the camps.
-explore the question of how human beings could commit mass murder.
-consider issues of social and personal responsibility in their own lives.
Lesson 6: Jewish Resistance
-describe the methods used by the Nazis to discourage and reduce resistance and rebellion in occupied territories.
-recognize several forms of cultural and spiritual resistance that occurred in the ghettos and extermination camps.
-understand the connection between the "Final Solution" and armed resistance, as well as the special meaning resistance had during the Holocaust.
-analyze a variety of sources used to document resistance against the Nazis in Europe.
-examine the importance of personal and cultural identity and the struggle to maintain it.
Lesson 7: Rescuers and Non-Jewish Resistance
-analyze the motivations of non-Jewish rescuers in their efforts to help Jews to survive.
-identify the risks involved when non-Jews helped Jews hide or escape and the moral choices that were made.
-examine the various forms of assistance tat were given to Jews by non-Jews during the Holocaust.
-examine the obstacles and dangers that hidden children had to overcome in order to have a chance to survive.
-examine the price of apathy and indifference in the face of injustice.
Lesson 8: Survivors and Liberators
-learn about the unique meaning of liberation for Jews at the end of the war in Europe.
-understand the complex emotional ramifications of liberation for both the Jews and the Allied soldiers who liberated them.
-learn about displaced persons' camps and what life was like for people living in these camps.
-learn about some of the serious difficulties that survivors faced after liberation, including reuniting broken families, providing care to children, and reclaiming homes and communities.
-consider how an individual is influenced by the collective experience of his or her cultural group.
Lesson 9: Perpetrators, Collaborators, and Bystanders
-examine the role of those who collaborated with the Nazis during WWII.
-learn about the Nuremberg Trials and other war crimes trials that took place after the war.
-consider the role and responsibility of the individual perpetrator within the Nazi system by learning about Rudolf Hoess and Adolf Eichmann.
-analyze the culpability of the free world in what ultimately happened to the Jews in Europe.
Lesson 10: The Children
-examine the hopeless situation that children faced during the Holocaust.
-research genocides that have taken place since the Holocaust.
-analyze the violation of children's rights during the Holocaust and during genocides that have taken place since.
-examine whether something the magnitude of the Holocaust could happen again.
-consider the role and responsibility of the individual in world events.
EQ (27) How have the extremes of East Asia's physical geography affected its people?
EQ (28) How has China influenced the cultures of East Asia?
28.1:
-China is an ancient civilization that has dominated East Asia.
-China has undergone conflicts, invasion, and revolutionary changes.
-China has a strong economy and rich culture.
-China is the most populous country in the world.
28.2:
-Mongolia developed as an independent, strong empire, while Taiwan grew from Chinese settlement.
-Mongolia and Taiwan have different economies, the former agricultural and the latter trade-based.
-Mongolian lifestyles have changed little over the years, while Taiwan is more influenced by the West.
28.3:
-The Korean peninsula is divided into two separate countries, one capitalist, one Communist.
-The Korean ancestry and cultural influences are largely Manchurian and northern Chinese.
-The two Koreas are making attempts at unification.
28.4:
-Ancient Japan was isolated and had periods of strong military leadership.
-Japan had been the strongest economic power in East Asia.
-The Japanese must deal with issues relating to lack of land and natural resources, overcrowding, pollution, and a slowed economy.
EQ (29) How have rapid changes affected the people of East Asia?
29.1:
-Japan and Taiwan are part of a geologically active area called the Ring of Fire.
-Japan has faced disastrous earthquakes, volcanoes, and tsunamis.
-Japan has focused on disaster preparedness as a way to cope with the danger.
29.2:
-Once isolated East Asian countries have grown into economic powerhouses.
-The 1990s decline of Asian economies had global impact.
Case Study:
-Population and lack of resources and/or land space have plagued East Asian countries since the middle of the 20th century.
-The quality of life in various countries has been affected by this tremendous growth.
section quizzes/essential questions related to sections
chapter exam/essential question
U10
EQ (30) How does physical geography vary throughout this vast region?
EQ (31) How have foreign powers affected Southeast Asia, Oceania, and Antarctica?
31.1:
-Southeast Asia has a long history of diverse cultural influences.
-Nations continue to recover from the effects of European colonialism.
-Some nations have highly developed economies and burgeoning cities.
31.2:
-European exploration brought change and decline to traditional Pacific Island societies.
-Tourism and industry exist in Island economies based on subsistence farming and fishing.
-Most Islanders live in small villages, but there are a few cities.
31.3:
-Australia and New Zealand have a history of British colonialism that displaced native peoples.
-Both nations are agricultural, but mining exists in Australia.
-The nations' modern cultures show both British and distinctive influences.
EQ (32) What are the relationships between the people and the land in the region?
32.1:
-Aboriginal people lost land rights based on the British colonial doctrine of Terra Nullius.
-British assimilation policy took away their mixed-race children.
-Eddie Mabo and Wik court cases are helping Aboriginal people regain land rights.
32.2:
-Southeast Asians are leaving rural areas to find city jobs.
-Growing cities in Southeast Asia are facing housing and pollution problems.
-Rapid industrial growth is creating environmental problems.
Case Study:
-Human activities are damaging the environment.
-Global warming and an ozone hole threaten global economies and people's health.
-The case study project explores the issue of global environmental change.
Textbook: (World Geography, McDougal Littell, 2012)
"The learner will . . ."
How do geographers study people?
4.1:
-Cultures change through innovation and the spread of ideas from one culture to another.
-Language religion, and the arts are among the most important aspects of culture.
4.2:
-The world's population is growing at a rapid rate because of improved living conditions.
-Population density tells how heavily populated an area is.
4.3:
-The three main types of governments are democracy, monarchy, and dictatorship.
-Size, shape, and location influence a nation's political geography.
4.4:
-Almost half of the world's population lives in urban areas.
-Cities around the world have certain geographic characteristics and land use patterns in common.
4.5:
-The four basic types of economic systems are traditional, command, market and mixed.
-Among the subjects studied by ecomic geographers are levels of economic activity and the location, quality, quantity, and type of natural resources.
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12.2.3 12.2.5
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12.2.11
12.2.12
12.2.13
12.3.2
12.3.3
12.3.4
12.3.5
12.3.6
12.4.1W
12.4.2W
12.4.3W
supplemental materials
discussion
chapter exam/essential question
EQ (13): How have cultural differences cased conflict among Europeans?
13.1:
-Ancient Greek and Roman civilizations shaped Mediterranean culture.
-The Roman Empire influenced the development of language and spread Christianity.
-The region's economy is becoming less dependent on agriculture and more dependent on industry.
13.2:
-Language and religion are important cultural differences.
-Nationalism led to the rise of modern nation-states.
-Western Europe has a strong and diversified economy and in impressive artistic legacy.
13.3
-Migrating peoples settled Northern Europe.
-Great Britain helped to develop representative government and through its empire, to spread the English language throughout the world.
-Northern Europeans generally enjoy a high standard of living and have experienced limited cultural diversity.
13.4:
-Eastern Europe is a cultural crossroads.
-Communist policies in Eastern Europe slowed economic development.
-Ethnic and religious diversity has defined regional culture but also has created intense conflict.
EQ (14): How can international cooperation ease the tensions of Europe's past and present?
14.1:
-A series of foreign conquests increased diversity and contributed to ethnic tension in the Balkans.
-World War II intensified turmoil in Yugoslavia as various ethnic groups aligned themselves with the Nazis or the Allies.
-Disagreement among ethnic groups over whether Bosnia and Herzegovina should have become independent led to war in 1992.
14.2:
-European countries are working together to clean up water pollution.
-European countries are attempting to reduce air pollution both individually and as members of the European Union, collectively.
Case Study:
-France and West Germany initiated the process of unification as a way to prevent war.
-The European Union faces complex economic and political issues as it attempts to build a consolidated Europe.
12.1.2
12.2.3 12.2.5
12.2.10
12.2.11
12.2.12
12.2.13
12.3.2
12.3.3
12.3.4
12.3.5
12.3.6
12.4.1W
12.4.2W
12.4.3W
supplemental materials
discussion
section quizzes/essential questions related to sections
chapter exam/essential question
EQ (16): How did the population of Russia affect the region's people?
16.1:
-From modest beginnings, Russia expanded to become the largest country in the world.
-In the 1900s, Soviet leaders adopted a command economy to move their society toward communism.
-Russian traditions have remained strong through periods of economic and political change.
16.2:
-Transcaucasia has been a gateway between Europe and Asia.
-The region has a long history of outside control.
-The Caspian Sea's oil and gas reserves have given the region great economic potential.
16.3:
-A trade route called the Silk Road made Central Asia a historical crossroads.
-Soviet officials drew borders in Central Asia that have contributed to the region's instability.
-Central Asians have preserved some nomadic traditions despite decades of colonization.
EQ (17): How has the fall of the Soviet Union affected the region?
17.1:
-Regional tensions, once under Soviet control, have flared up since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.
-Progress in peace talks, declining public support, and the human and economic costs of war may help end some of the conflicts.
17.2:
-Russia has sold many government-owned businesses in an effort to move from a command to a market economy.
-Russia's economic changes have not yet benefited most Russians.
-The enormous size of Russia and widespread criminal activity have hindered economic reform.
Case Study:
-The region's new leaders must face the nuclear legacy of the Soviet Union.
-This legacy includes nuclear power plants of questionable safety, as well as an arsenal of nuclear weapons, whose security is of great concern to world leaders.
12.1.2
12.2.3 12.2.5
12.2.10
12.2.11
12.2.12
12.2.13
12.3.2
12.3.3
12.3.4
12.3.5
12.3.6
12.4.1W
12.4.2W
12.4.3W
supplemental materials
-Tsars video
-Lenin video
-Stalin video
discussion
section quizzes/essential questions related to sections
chapter exam/essential question
EQ (19): What role has foreign intervention played in Africa's past and present?
19.1:
-East Africa has a history of trade and disruptive European colonialism.
-Farming and some tourism shape East African economies.
19.2:
-Ancient Egyptian civilization and Muslim invasion are features of North African history.
-Some North African countries have oil economies.
19.3:
-West Africa has a history of trading empires and stateless societies.
-West Africa has a rich cultural tradition, including crafts and music.
19.4:
-Bantu migrations and European colonialism are features of Central African history.
-Central Africa struggles with effects of colonialism.
19.5:
-The gold trade was important to Southern Africa's ancient states.
-Today, Southern Africa is trying to grow economically.
EQ (20): How are Africans trying to solve the challenges that their countries face?
20.1:
-Most African economies are in decline.
-African nations struggle to eliminate debt and build cooperation.
-Economic diversification and education are keys to progress.
20.2:
-Serious diseases threaten Africa.
-The AIDS epidemic harms Africa's economies.
-African countries pursue strategies to combat AIDS.
Case Study:
-European colonialism damaged Africa.
-Post-colonial Africa struggles for political stability.
-The case study project focuses on Africa's current status.
12.1.2
12.2.3 12.2.5
12.2.10
12.2.11
12.2.12
12.2.13
12.3.2
12.3.3
12.3.4
12.3.5
12.3.6
12.4.1W
12.4.2W
12.4.3W
supplemental materials
-Ghosts of Rwanda
-Invisible Children
-Mandela video
-Cry Freedom
discussion
section quizzes/essential questions related to sections
chapter exam/essential question
How do the physical features and resources of SW Asia affect its people and influence?
EQ (22): How have religion and oil affected political issues of SW Asia?
22.1:
-The Arabian Peninsula is heavily influenced by Islam.
-Saudi Arabia takes its name from the Saud family which established control over much of peninsula by the end of the 1920s.
-Oil production dominates the region's economy.
22.2:
-The holy places of three religions are found in this subregion.
-After WWI, Britain and France took control over most of the region.
-There is a great deal of political tension among the nations of the subregion.
22.3:
-The vast majority of people in the Northeast are Muslim, but most are not part of the Arab culture.
-The nations in the Northeast range from developed to very poorly developed.
-Political problems in many of the nations in the Northeast have hampered economic progress.
EQ (23): What can the people of Southwest Asia do to solve long-standing problems?
23.1:
-Economic opportunities in Southwest Asia attract foreign guest workers.
-Political factors have shifted the region's population.
-Refugee problems have resulted in complex and often violent conflicts.
23.2:
-Oil wealth has both political and economic consequences in Southwest Asia.
-The region's nations are trying to diversify their economies by improving infrastructure and resource use.
-Some nations are developing human resources through education.
Case Study:
-The conflict between the Israelis and Arabs over land and statehood in Southwest Asia disrupts life in the region.
-A serious point of contention is the status of the city of Jerusalem.
-The international community has tried to craft proposals for the solution of this difficult issue.
12.1.2
12.2.3 12.2.5
12.2.10
12.2.11
12.2.12
12.2.13
12.3.2
12.3.3
12.3.4
12.3.5
12.3.6
12.4.1W
12.4.2W
12.4.3W
supplemental materials
-100 Years of Terror
discussion
research terrorist organizations
profile of a terrorist
section quizzes/essential questions related to sections
chapter exam/essential question
profile of a terrorist
EQ (25) How have various cultures affected South Asia's past and present?
25.1:
-India gained independence from Britain through nonviolent resistance.
-Agriculture is India's main economic activity, although industry is also important.
-Hinduism is the main religion in a land of rich cultural diversity.
25.2:
-Pakistan and Bangladesh are new countries that were once part of India.
-Both Pakistan and Bangladesh are largely dependent on agriculture.
-Islam is the main religion in both countries and strongly influences culture.
25.3:
-Nepal and Bhutan are remote mountain kingdoms.
-Tourism represents a means of economic growth in both countries.
-Most Nepalese are Hindus, while Buddhism is the official religion of Bhutan.
25.4:
-Tensions between Sri Lanka's two main ethnic groups, the Sinhalese and the Tamils has led to civil war.
-Sri Lanka and the Maldives are ethnically diverse, with religion playing a major role in both cultures.
-Global warming threatens the Maldives with obliteration through flooding.
EQ (26) How can the people and governments of South Asia work together to solve the region's challenges?
26.1:
-At its present rate of increase, India's population is projected to reach 1.5 billion in another 40 years.
-Indians are slow to embrace the idea of having smaller families.
-Education is the key to slowing the growth rate of India's population.
26.2:
-Summer and winter monsoons are seasonal wind systems that blow across South Asia.
-Summer monsoons bring much of the rain on which agriculture is dependent.
-Extreme weather associated with monsoons may cause crop failure, homelessness, and death.
Case Study:
-Since 1947, India and Pakistan have been involved in a dispute over the territory of Kashmir.
-India and Pakistan both have nuclear weapons, which raises the possibility of a nuclear war over Kashmir.
-Huge sums of money spent by both countries on arms could have been used instead for education and to address other social needs.
12.1.2
12.2.3 12.2.5
12.2.10
12.2.11
12.2.12
12.2.13
12.3.2
12.3.3
12.3.4
12.3.5
12.3.6
12.4.1W
12.4.2W
12.4.3W
supplemental materials
-Ghandi video
discussion
section quizzes/essential questions related to sections
chapter exam/essential question
-differentiate between natural and human catastrophes.
-consider the importance of studying human catastrophes.
-develop vocabulary for studying the Holocaust.
-differentiate between primary and secondary source materials and consider the importance of both types when studying the Holocaust.
-examine primary and secondary source materials through and introduction to the Kristallnacht Pogrom.
Lesson 2: Antisemitism
-define antisemitism and explore its origins.
-identify the similarities and differences between pre-Nazi antisemitism and Nazi racial ideology.
-examine propaganda methods that the Nazis used to exploit antisemitic attitudes among the German people and to isolate Jews from the rest of the population.
-consider historical and contemporary examples of antisemitism, propaganda, and stereotyping.
Lesson 3: Nazi Germany
-learn about the Weimar Republic and the Nazis' rise to power.
-examine historical events that allowed for a dramatic change in social policies in Germany between 1933 and 1939.
-analyze primary source materials that represent a range of Jewish experiences and responses to Nazi-German state policies.
-consider the role and responsibility of the individual in interrupting the escalation of hate and violence.
Lesson 4: The Ghettos
-identify the aims of the Nazis in establishing ghettos.
-specify countries in Eastern and Central Europe where the Nazis established ghettos.
-examine what life was like for Jews forced to live in ghettos, with particular emphasis on the Lodz ghetto.
-consider the various ways that individuals respond to unjust actions.
Lesson 5: The "Final Solution"
-learn about eh mobile killing squads and extermination camps in Nazi Germany.
-learn basic information about what life was like for people who existed in the extermination camps.
-understand that a variety of sources are used to document conditions of life and death in the camps.
-explore the question of how human beings could commit mass murder.
-consider issues of social and personal responsibility in their own lives.
Lesson 6: Jewish Resistance
-describe the methods used by the Nazis to discourage and reduce resistance and rebellion in occupied territories.
-recognize several forms of cultural and spiritual resistance that occurred in the ghettos and extermination camps.
-understand the connection between the "Final Solution" and armed resistance, as well as the special meaning resistance had during the Holocaust.
-analyze a variety of sources used to document resistance against the Nazis in Europe.
-examine the importance of personal and cultural identity and the struggle to maintain it.
Lesson 7: Rescuers and Non-Jewish Resistance
-analyze the motivations of non-Jewish rescuers in their efforts to help Jews to survive.
-identify the risks involved when non-Jews helped Jews hide or escape and the moral choices that were made.
-examine the various forms of assistance tat were given to Jews by non-Jews during the Holocaust.
-examine the obstacles and dangers that hidden children had to overcome in order to have a chance to survive.
-examine the price of apathy and indifference in the face of injustice.
Lesson 8: Survivors and Liberators
-learn about the unique meaning of liberation for Jews at the end of the war in Europe.
-understand the complex emotional ramifications of liberation for both the Jews and the Allied soldiers who liberated them.
-learn about displaced persons' camps and what life was like for people living in these camps.
-learn about some of the serious difficulties that survivors faced after liberation, including reuniting broken families, providing care to children, and reclaiming homes and communities.
-consider how an individual is influenced by the collective experience of his or her cultural group.
Lesson 9: Perpetrators, Collaborators, and Bystanders
-examine the role of those who collaborated with the Nazis during WWII.
-learn about the Nuremberg Trials and other war crimes trials that took place after the war.
-consider the role and responsibility of the individual perpetrator within the Nazi system by learning about Rudolf Hoess and Adolf Eichmann.
-analyze the culpability of the free world in what ultimately happened to the Jews in Europe.
Lesson 10: The Children
-examine the hopeless situation that children faced during the Holocaust.
-research genocides that have taken place since the Holocaust.
-analyze the violation of children's rights during the Holocaust and during genocides that have taken place since.
-examine whether something the magnitude of the Holocaust could happen again.
-consider the role and responsibility of the individual in world events.
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EQ (28) How has China influenced the cultures of East Asia?
28.1:
-China is an ancient civilization that has dominated East Asia.
-China has undergone conflicts, invasion, and revolutionary changes.
-China has a strong economy and rich culture.
-China is the most populous country in the world.
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-Mongolia developed as an independent, strong empire, while Taiwan grew from Chinese settlement.
-Mongolia and Taiwan have different economies, the former agricultural and the latter trade-based.
-Mongolian lifestyles have changed little over the years, while Taiwan is more influenced by the West.
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-The Korean peninsula is divided into two separate countries, one capitalist, one Communist.
-The Korean ancestry and cultural influences are largely Manchurian and northern Chinese.
-The two Koreas are making attempts at unification.
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-Ancient Japan was isolated and had periods of strong military leadership.
-Japan had been the strongest economic power in East Asia.
-The Japanese must deal with issues relating to lack of land and natural resources, overcrowding, pollution, and a slowed economy.
EQ (29) How have rapid changes affected the people of East Asia?
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-Japan and Taiwan are part of a geologically active area called the Ring of Fire.
-Japan has faced disastrous earthquakes, volcanoes, and tsunamis.
-Japan has focused on disaster preparedness as a way to cope with the danger.
29.2:
-Once isolated East Asian countries have grown into economic powerhouses.
-The 1990s decline of Asian economies had global impact.
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-Population and lack of resources and/or land space have plagued East Asian countries since the middle of the 20th century.
-The quality of life in various countries has been affected by this tremendous growth.
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EQ (31) How have foreign powers affected Southeast Asia, Oceania, and Antarctica?
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-Southeast Asia has a long history of diverse cultural influences.
-Nations continue to recover from the effects of European colonialism.
-Some nations have highly developed economies and burgeoning cities.
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-European exploration brought change and decline to traditional Pacific Island societies.
-Tourism and industry exist in Island economies based on subsistence farming and fishing.
-Most Islanders live in small villages, but there are a few cities.
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-Australia and New Zealand have a history of British colonialism that displaced native peoples.
-Both nations are agricultural, but mining exists in Australia.
-The nations' modern cultures show both British and distinctive influences.
EQ (32) What are the relationships between the people and the land in the region?
32.1:
-Aboriginal people lost land rights based on the British colonial doctrine of Terra Nullius.
-British assimilation policy took away their mixed-race children.
-Eddie Mabo and Wik court cases are helping Aboriginal people regain land rights.
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-Southeast Asians are leaving rural areas to find city jobs.
-Growing cities in Southeast Asia are facing housing and pollution problems.
-Rapid industrial growth is creating environmental problems.
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-Human activities are damaging the environment.
-Global warming and an ozone hole threaten global economies and people's health.
-The case study project explores the issue of global environmental change.
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